Self-reported work disability is analyzed in the US and The Netherlands. The raw data show that Dutch respondents much more often report that they have a work limiting health problem than respondents in the US. The difference remains when controlling for demographic characteristics and observed onsets of health problems. Respondent evaluations of work limitations of hypothetical persons describ...

have been introduced in a numberof countries, butthe evidence base to supportthemislimited.Inparticular there are very feweconomic evaluations, which are crucial if decision-makers are to have a better understanding of how scarce resources canbe used appropriately.This paperdiscusses the different approaches used in economic evaluations and shows how these differ inthewayinwhich outcomes aremea...

This paper describes the implementation of a factorial survey within the SOEP-Pretest of 2008 and investigates (1) respondents’ comments about the vignettes, (2) interviewers’ assessments of respondents comprehension and willingness to answer, and (3) response behavior regarding response time, use of the answering scale, and consistency of evaluations by different age groups and educational bac...

development of technological capability is one of the effective methods for promoting the firm competitive performance. transfer of suitable technology help the firm to make a strong position in its industry faster than using in-house r&d.; successfulness of a firm based on technology transfer process can be measured with different scales such as measurement of firm competitive performance thro...